Research Interests

Mechanisms of Important and Fundamental Organometallic Reactions and Catalysis.

Photo-chemical Reactions Involving Transition Metal Complexes.

We recently synthesized "METAL SHEET SANDWICH COMPLEXES" composed
of aromatic carbon sheets and a metal sheet. It has been disclosed that
monocyclic and polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbons act as the binder for
the metal sheets.

We also recently designed and synthesized "ORGANOMETALLIC SANDWICH
CHAINS"
as one-dimensionally extended organometallic sandwich compounds. Very unique properties such as photo-induced face inversion of polyene ligands on a metal chain were discovered.

The chemistry of HIGHLY REACTIVE Palladium Complexes and Clusters has been
developed.
These Pd or Pd-Pd complexes will show interesting stoichiometric and catalytic
reactivity.
For example, we revealed the reaction manner with 1,3-diene, alkyne, amine,
alcohol, etc.